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No. 800,546 Patented June 17, 1884.

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ALEXANDER It. WILLIAMS, OF W'ASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

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SAPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 300,546, dated June 17, 1884.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER R. VILL- InMs, a citizen of the United States, residing at \Vashington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in File-Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention hasrelation to file-holders for bills, files of papers, records, and the like in general daily use in commercial houses, as well as the various departments of the general government.

The object of the said invention is to provide a file for the various forms of papers that will be convenient and effective in operation, allow a ready examination of its contents, be self-adjusting in securing the papers, thus dispensing with all the various friction, ratchet, and other complicated mechanical locking devices, and at the same time be simple in construction, so as to be placed upon the market at a minimum cost in point of manufacture.

In the accompanying drawings the same letters of reference indicate the same parts of theinvent-ion.

Figure 1 is a perspective elevation of my improved file with the near side removed. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the position of the holder while the contents are being examined. Fig. 3 is a perspective elevation of the base, showing the supporting-hooks for holding the file-holder after it has been Withdrawn from the case; and Fig. 4: is a view of a case with two holders, the upper one closed and the lower one drawn out imposition for inspection.

A is the base, and is provided with the usual front B and sides a a. To the base A, near its junction with the front B, is secured a rectangular spring-frame, G. The ends 0 c of this frame are driven into said base, and the part projecting is formed into spirals c c; thence extends upward, forming the parallel sides E13; thence around the reduced ends cc of the shaft F, making a coil-spring, c e, at these points; then extending downward, crossing about midway of their length at the point f, and forming the ring-handle G. The ends 0 e of the shaft F are provided with washers e e", which prevent the coils e e from slippin g over the ends. From this construction it will be seen that the springs c c act independently of the springs c 0, so that whatever position the frame E E and F may be in the crossed portions f and G will be held securely against the contents by the coils e e, and this is the case whether there be a single jacket in the file, as would then be its position, as shown in Fig. l, or if the file were filled to its full capacity, as would be represented by the position of the parts shown in Fig. 2.

Inoperating the file-holder the handle G is pulled outwardly, which withdraws the springi'rame E E F from the base A. The papers are then inserted and the handle released. This allows the whole frame to spring against the contents and the shaft F, and parts f and G are firmly pressed against the papers, thus securely retaining them in place.

To examine the contents of the file the handle G is pulled back and temporarily attached to the hook H, as in Fig. 2. The shaft F then forms a back rest for the bundle of papers,and they are then in a convenient position for examination. Upon releasing the handle G from the hook H the spring-frame returns to its normal position, clamping the papers, as before mentioned.

I I are springhooks secured to the bottom of the base A in the recesses i i, and are confined therein, and at the same time allowed a limited play by the staples 7.: 7:. These hooks are provided with heads a n, and in their normal position project a short distance beyond the face of the base. At the same time,when pressure is applied to them, they are forced into the recesses, so that the whole base presents a level surface.

W'hen the file-holder is pushed into the case, the spring-hooks I I are pressed into the recesses; but when the holder is withdrawn the pressure is released from the hooks, and they projectso as to engage crossbar M, running across the front of the case, and the holder is then suspended therefrom in an upright position, where its contents may readily be examined Without removing it from the case.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In afdc-holder, the base A, having the spring-frame O, composed of the parts 0 c, E, ing the cross-bar M, as and for the purpose set 10 and G, constructed and arrangedsubstantially forth. as set forth. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 2. In a file-holder, the base A and springpresence of two Witnesses. frame E 0, having handle G, in combination with the front 13, provided with the hook H, ALEXANDER WILLIAMS" substantially as and for the purpose set forth. VVitnessesr 3. In afileholder, thebase A,havingspring- H. J. ENNIS,

hooks Lin combination with a holderrcasehavl E. H. BRADFORD. 

